Unit 3 - crossword

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Across
  1. 3. of Rights- the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  2. 5. federal principle or system of government.
  3. 7. to the constitution- a change or addition to the constitution
  4. 8. body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
  5. 11. Hamilton- a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury.
  6. 12. -to prevent the trial and imprisonment of debt-ridden citizens
  7. 14. of the constitution-an introduction to the highest law of the land; it is not the law
Down
  1. 1. papers-a series of eighty-five essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution.
  2. 2. fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.
  3. 4. person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
  4. 6. of Confederation -the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  5. 9. Madison- America’s fourth president(1809-1817)
  6. 10. Jay- was one of the framers of the Constitution, author of five of The Federalist Papers, and the first Chief Justice of the United States.
  7. 13. of the constitution-talk about the duties of the three main parts of government: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch.